/// <summary>
/// create credential - create mode
/// </summary>
private void SendToServerCreateCredential()
{
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Credential smoCredential = new Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Credential(
this.Context.Server,
this.CredentialName);
if (this.isEncryptionByProvider)
{
smoCredential.MappedClassType = MappedClassType.CryptographicProvider;
smoCredential.ProviderName = this.providerName;
}
smoCredential.Create(this.CredentialIdentity, this.SecurePassword.ToString());
GC.Collect(); // this.SecurePassword.ToString() just created an immutable string that lives in memory
}
/// <summary>
/// alter credential - properties mode
/// </summary>
private void SendToServerAlterCredential()
{
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Credential smoCredential = this.Context.Server.Credentials[this.CredentialName];
if (smoCredential != null)
{
if (this.PasswordWasChanged == false)
{
if (smoCredential.Identity != this.CredentialIdentity)
{
smoCredential.Alter(this.CredentialIdentity);
}
}
else
{
smoCredential.Alter(this.CredentialIdentity, this.SecurePassword.ToString());
GC.Collect(); // this.SecurePassword.ToString() just created an immutable string that lives in memory
}
}
else
{
throw new Exception("SRError.CredentialNoLongerExists");
}
}
